Welcome to Penn Minerals!

Our Mission

	To offer you the finest in Rocks, Minerals and Fossils from the Great State of Pennsylvania!
	To keep you updated on productive collecting sites that are accessible to the general public.
	To maintain a complete list of Rock and Mineral Clubs in PA to help you enjoy Rockhounding!

Update!

The Mines and Minerals of Chester County, Pennsylvania

A new book by Ronald A. Sloto, of the U.S. Geological Survey

	Large!!! 8-1/2 X 11 size with 512 pages!
	Information on over 400 mines and mineral localities
	16 page full-color section featuring photographs of 74 Chester County minerals
	Extensive bibliography on Chester County mines, minerals, and geology
	Topographic maps showing the locations of mines and mineral localities
	Extensive cross-reference index of mine names
	Extensive cross reference index of minerals reported from Chester County
	To order a copy, send a check or money order for $40 ($35 for the book plus $5 shipping) to: Ron Sloto PO Box 13 St. Peters, PA 19470

For more information, visit our Library

MATRIX

A JOURNAL OF THE HISTORY OF MINERALS

We are very pleased to offer MATRIX, Volume 1 through Volume 12, Number 1.

Single Issue Price Volumes One and Two - $5.00 plus postage
Single Issue Price Volumes Three through Twelve - $7.50 plus postage
Set without South Carolina Issue - $250.00 postage included (US only)

South Carolina V5N1 Issue Sold Out!
South Dakota V10N2 Issue Available in Partial Set Only!

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Here's What's in the Library!

	Mines and Minerals of Chester County by Ron Sloto
	Time Walk, A Journey through Time in Adams, Lancaster and York Counties, PA by Jeri L.Jones, Illuistrations by Teanna L. Byerts.
	Please read Mineralizing in Germantown: An Avid Pursuit in an Earlier Era written by the late Jay Lininger. It is an engrossing article about the early days of Pennsylvania mineralogy and mineral collecting in the Philadelphia area.
	Jay also wrote a six part article on the history of Pennsylvania Mineralogy entitled Chronicles of Central Pennsylvania Mineralogy. If you haven't read the articles yet, now is a great time to start!

Show Alert!

For a complete listing of upcoming shows in Pennsylvania
visit our Show Page!

Pennsylvania Rock Clubs!

	Visit the Club Page for an extensive listings of a Rock, Mineral, Lapidary or Pale-ontological Club Near You!
	Not Listed on our Rock Clubs Page? Please visit the Club Page and fill out the information form provided! We are waiting to hear from You!

Other News!

Our Collecting Page is now on-line! We hope that everyone will take the time to tell us about their favorite locality in PA,
so that we may share it with others! Please stop in and enjoy!

Call for Pennsylvania Minerals

We are in need of Pennsylvania Mineral Specimens! We will buy or trade individual specimens or entire collections.
If you have minerals from Pennsylvania that you wish to trade or sell please contact us.

Contact Information

Please send your comments and suggestions to Steve Carter
at the following:

Telephone: 570-342-3193
FAX: 570-342-2992
Postal address: 943 Sanderson Avenue, Scranton, PA 18509; Email address; Please email Steve using scarter"at"pennminerals.com, substitute "at" with @
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